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iRank83
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opFirst PersonMelee
Steam👍 87%· 6.9KIGDB80· 11OC76· 118
Year 2020Dev Typhoon Studios · 505 GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · PC
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We filtered the 50 games similar to Painkiller down to the 6 that fit the “Nintendo Switch” category. Journey to the Savage Planet, Borderlands 4 and Wolfenstein: Youngblood top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Painkiller.
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Within the “Nintendo Switch” category, the closest game to Painkiller is Journey to the Savage Planet — scoring 77/100 on our similarity scale. Borderlands 4 and Wolfenstein: Youngblood follow close behind.
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The best games like Painkiller on Nintendo Switch
6 similar games foundUpdated May 2026
Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Painkiller. Each one has been evaluated across 7 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opFirst PersonSci-Fi
Steam👍 59%· 79KIGDB87· 4OC82· 140
Year 2025Dev Gearbox Software · 2KOn Xbox · Switch · PC
ShooterFPS
Co-opSoloMultiplayerFirst PersonOnline
Steam👍 43%· 16KIGDB71· 12OC67· 159
Year 2019Dev MachineGames · Bethesda SoftworksOn PS4 · PC · Xbox
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opFirst PersonOnline
Steam👍 83%· 31KIGDB74· 12OC71· 129
Year 2019Dev Saber Interactive · Focus EntertainmentOn PS4 · PC · Xbox
✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling
≠ Its own twist: third-person shooting, survival mechanics and horror tension
A co-op horde shooter whose swarm tech is the draw: hundreds of zombies climb over each other into structures, and the class system rewards coordinating rather than scattering. Levels are short and replayable. The shooting itself is functional but unremarkable, and the campaign chapters are thin connective tissue between the set-piece swarm moments.
Same studio: Saber Interactive.
Genre100Game mode79Visuals59
ShooterFPS
Steam👍 30%· 401KIGDB83· 3OC90· 138
Year 2023Dev Blizzard EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · Switch
✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and single-player focus
≠ Its own twist: setting scifi, PvP competition and visual third person, while skipping adventure storytelling
On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly negative, against mixed for Painkiller.
Genre100Game mode87Visuals71
ShooterFPS
MultiplayerCo-opSoloOfflineMelee
Steam👍 92%· 4.2KIGDB63· 3OC76· 21
Year 2015Dev Crazy Monkey StudiosOn PS4 · PC · Mac
✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and multiplayer gameplay
≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, fighting mechanics and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping adventure storytelling
Where it drifts furthest from Painkiller: visuals.
It predates Painkiller by 10 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Game mode82Visuals0